Lately I've been hearing radio commercials for a local weight loss clinic, run by a doctor, which is supposed to create personalized weight loss plans specifically tailored to each patient. I noticed that at the end of the commercial, they included really faint, really fast dialogue, like the disclaimer you usually hear at the end of a car commercial. The last time I heard the commercial, I turned up my radio so I could hear it better, and it states that the guy running the clinic is a "Doctor of Pastoral Science and Medicine".
I thought "Pastoral? So the guy's actually a veterinarian?" I decided to do a search and found that it's not "pastoral" in the sense of fields and flocks, it's apparently "pastoral" in the sense of a pastor.
From various Google searches:
I can see why they said it so covertly, assuming any listeners knew what it meant.
"Functional medicine", meaning medicine that actually functions? I'm pretty sure that "secular" medicine also treats the underlying causes of disease, unless they're assuming that disease is caused by sin and spiritual unbalance. I discovered that the doctor who runs this clinic also has a local chiropractic office, so maybe he helps you lose weight by laying on hands while adjusting your spine.
I thought "Pastoral? So the guy's actually a veterinarian?" I decided to do a search and found that it's not "pastoral" in the sense of fields and flocks, it's apparently "pastoral" in the sense of a pastor.
From various Google searches:
- "Pastoral science and medicine is both a spiritual, scripture and scientific evidence based medicine."
- "Similar to the secular approach of “functional medicine”, Pastoral Science and Medicine addresses the underlying causes of disease, using a systems-oriented approach and engaging both patient and practitioner in a therapeutic partnership, with the added dimension of providing spiritual care and guidance when sought."
- "The scientific evidence & faith based application & practice of natural therapies for the maintenance of physical, mental & spiritual well being & the prevention of unnatural destructive occurrences (Spirit-Soul & Body)"
I can see why they said it so covertly, assuming any listeners knew what it meant.
"Functional medicine", meaning medicine that actually functions? I'm pretty sure that "secular" medicine also treats the underlying causes of disease, unless they're assuming that disease is caused by sin and spiritual unbalance. I discovered that the doctor who runs this clinic also has a local chiropractic office, so maybe he helps you lose weight by laying on hands while adjusting your spine.
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